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Section: Literature in Film - Classics
Frankenstein (1931)
United States of America |
1931 |
70 min.
Dr. Frankenstein, a reclusive scientist increasingly obsessed with his unusual experiments, dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. When a criminal’s brain is inadvertently transplanted inside the creature with potentially dangerous effects, its creators decide that it must be destroyed.
| Country | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Year | 1931 |
| Duration | 70 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | James Whale |
| Screenplay | Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh |
| Director of Photography | Arthur Edeson, Paul Ivano |
| Music | Bernhard Kaun |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Contact | Park Circus |
Biography
A British film and theater director and actor, working mainly for Hollywood. He was known for his horror movies, e.g. Frankenstein (1931), The Invisible Man (1933), and Frankenstein's Bride (1935). He also directed The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) and the musical Show Boat (1936).